Windshield



- ture between the shields.

.Patented Jdrug. 14, i923I 3 Milli? FREDERICK A. DLLINGHE, 0F TROY,Ol-l, COMPANY, OF TROY, OIO, l C

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Application led August To all w/tom t may concern.'

` Be it linown that L'FREDERIGK A. Din LiNennM, a citizen ot' the United`States, and a resident of Troy, in the county ot Miami and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful improvements inl/Vindshields, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, formingpart of this specicat-ion.

My invention relates to wind shields such as are used in motor vehiclesand motor boats, and more particularly'to the production of an entirelywater-proof shield.

The wind shields in the past in which there has been the chance ottilting one section thereof, or more than one section with a view toVentilation, there has always been the ditliculty that rain can getthrough the shield at the ends of the point of junc- To avoid watercoming in all along the'joint between seetions, the common practice hasbeen to insert a strip of rubber having a channel to grasp one or" theshield sections and adapted to abut against the other.

It is the object of my invention to provide for shield sections whichare hinged together all the way across the point of juncture, and

in this-way to provide a seat for weathering which permits of no leakswhatever along the juncture line. t is also the object of my inventionto provide special means in connection with the hinge, wherebyweathering is built into it, and which does not have to provide anycorner clearance, as in shield sections hung on trunnions.

In connection with trunnion hinged shield sections', a ditliculty in thepast has been that there has been required a two point clamping for anymovable section, one at each trunnion. By my invention l avoid this andcan control my movable section or sections 'troni a single point,thereby providing a one-hand operative shield.

Another object of my invention is to pro vide a shield which is entirelysurrounded on the outside by a bearing strip of rubber. This l amenabled to do, and past shields have not embodied, because my 'torni oithinge between the `iixed and movable shield sections is such as to iiexat a point inwardly of the shield mounting, thereby requiring noclearance to be left, as in a trunnion shield.

means oi metal or wood strips which.

Serial Eo. 58 1,795.

.Another object o il y invention is to provide by my special form oi'2hinge, for a concealment olf the edges ol3 'the glass at theI hinge,thereby avoiding the necessity oi" grinding' and polishing the edgesoli' the glass after it is cut. l

The complete rubber flange serving as au abutment iior the shieldsections on outside oi" the shield mounting trame makes it possible toinstall shields with a neat appearance which do not tit exactly into theopening' formed in the mounting traine.

The upholstery, which is uniiersally used in closed cars to tace theinside olf theshield mounting frame can be brought arounrL and securedon 'the trame with the rubber :Flange or other weathering material stripthiit `serves the shield abutment.

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Figure el is a section on the line 4.-d of Figure 2.

The iframe of the shield may be either of wood and part of the car body,or may be ot metal and inserted in the car bodyv when the shield isinstalled. l l have shown a side iframe piece l ha ving a rabbet or cutaway portion 2 in which the shield is to be set with the shoulder olf'the rabbet located on the outside ot the shield. The bottom and toptrame pieces maybe the same.

vecured entirely around the shield iframe on the shoulder 3 is a rubberstrip il which is curled at the outer edge and mounted by are screwed tothe rabhet shoulder S. l have not illustrated but it will be understoodthat upholstery G may be brought around the portion i' oit the trame andsecured down with the rubber strip. The upholstery broken away short oiEthis mountiir in l? lli.

l, for purposes ot cl arness, and because this is merely a preferredstructure and not sential.

l have shown a three section shield, al-

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though a two section might preferably be used in clieapervehicles.

rllie central or main section of the shield is made up oit side iframepieces 8, which are screwed down agaiiistthe rabbet shoulder, so as tobring the side trames up against the rubber strip or flange 4f. Vrllhe`:glass 9 of this section is equipped with the special hinge to bedescribed. which in the three section shield is located atboth top andbottoni, and in the two section shield is located at the bottoni only,the top 4edge being screwed down and provided with a iframe similartothe side trame pieces.

The upper and lower lshield sections et the form shown have side trainepieces 10 and one cross 'trame piece 11 ttor each section. rlhe pieces11 come at the top and bottom ort the shield, it beinev understood thatin the two section term onli7 the bottoni section will be provided.

T he special hinge device is .termed olf two lone' leaves l2 and 18havingr knuckles 1Q vand 13 which are held together by a piiitle 14.

ln mounting' the hinge leaves on the shieldV sections, the encs ot thelea-vestire screwed to the metal frames oi' the adjacent sections andthe sides as alt-15..

Vulcanized over the two leaves, and it desired not Avulcaniyed over theknuckles, are

rubber` pieces 16' and `17. These rubber pieces have channels 16 and 17@which are thrust over, the edges et the `dass 9 and 1 8 oit themeeting); sectionsand act in this regard similarlyl tothe rubber' facingstrips now infuse `for veathering^ between sections* the bar Q0 holdinglthe shield in Vadiustedposition.

On the upper straight, is used.

section the bar QS which is and the slider 241i controlled byclampscrewl 25. The slider is hingedly connected at the centeil o'ttheuppeijsection. as indicated at 2G.

,lt will be evident troni this construction that when closed. the shieldhas nol point which .is not tullvpiotected byv abutment oit rubberagainst rubber, or rubber against `V1/'lass or metal. la flexing eithermovable section to get, ventilation. the sections swing"inwardlyv withmanipulation b v one hand. movable section merely swing into slots inThe small catches 30 shown tor eachv `are believed to be obvious withoutfurtherV comment. y Y

Theuhinge might be ot value in other constructions, and l do not wish tolimit its use to wind shields alone, lllhen closed. the rubbe; tacos onthe hinge plate abut and the curled edge acts as an overlap,

A structuroo't considerable valv ve made withthe Vrubb omittedbetweenthe hinge leaves and'tlieoverlap onli,7 provided as a] complete guard.,,l prefer the icture shown. however. Y

Having Vthus described mv ii n o, what l claim as new. and desire tosecr by Letters Patent, isz-o- Y 1. ln a wind shield, the combinationo"l mounting, trame, a fixed shield serL mounted in said iframe, and amovable .iield section adapted' to lit said trame, and me. for hinging,the movable section to the tirar section, as distinguished :trom liingfiir` s movable section to the mountinggf` trame` an y weathering meansincorporated with the vlivinging; means and constituting a seal be-Vtween the two sections throughout their couldY be,

for hinging the movable section tothe fixed section, asY distinguishedfrom hinging said movable section to the mountingptrame. and

said liiiiging means comprising plates artic-` ulated tor each otherextending 4entirely across the j unctuijre. ot the lined and movablesections, and weatheringr means incorporated with the said hinginglmeans constituting a seal between the sections. when, the fixed' tion isclosed. V' i i I i Y `f 3. n'a Wind shield, ther combination oi'f amounting frame, a tixedsliield section mounted in said iframe, andamovable shield section adapted. tol fit said; traine, and means forliingingtheY movable section` to thelixed Y section', Vas, distin,fiiis-lied` 'from hinginrr said movable section to themountingzijrame.and said hinging meanscomprisinghplates artio ulated. to each otherextending i entirelv Vacross.` the juncture of the fixed vand mov ablesections', andfrubber strips vulcanized; to the said. plates, constitilting a sealbetween the sectionsv when the lined section is closed.

4;. ln a windshield, the combination of a mounting, traine, a fixedshield` sectifm` mounted iny said trame, and a movable shieldy sectionadapted to fit saidtrame. and means for hinging` the movable section to'ien the fixed section,

' movable section as distinguished trom lnnging said movable section tothe mountlng trame, and said hinging means comprising plates articulatedto each other extending entirely across the juncture ot the lixed andmovable sections,'and rubber strips vulanized to the said plates,constituting a seal between the sections when the fixed seetion isclosed, said rubber strips having means for engaging the shield sectionsas VWell as the hinge.

5. ln a Wind shield, the combination of a mounting` trame, a .fixedshield section mounted in said trame, and a movable shield sectionadapted to fit said frame, and means for hingingthe movable section tothe fixed section, as distinguished from hinging said to the mounting`frame, said hinging means comprising plates articulated to each otherextending entirely across the juncture of the fixed and movablesections, and rubber strips vulcanized to the said plates, constitutinga seal between the sections when the Xed section is closed, said rubberstrips formed with channels therein, adapted to engage about the edgesof the shield sections.

6. A hinge for members, such as Wind shield sections, comprising`elongated plates,

hinged together, and secured to the parts to be supported, such as Windshield sections, and rubber strips secured to the pla tes, and havingchanneled portions to house the hinged edge ot one of the supportedparts at least.

7. ri hinge for members such as Wind shield sections, comprisingelongated plates hinged together, and secured to the parts to besupported, such as Win-.d shield sections, and rubber strips secured tothe plates, and having' channeled portions to house the hinged edge ofone oit the supported oarts at least, said rubber strips being` vulcnia-ed over the plates and a portion thereof lying between the plates.

8. Wind shield, in combination with a mounting trame, said trame having'a rabbeted portion in which the shield is set, rubber facing extendingaround the rabbet shoulder forming` a complete compressible abutment forthe shield, said shield formed of at least two sections, secured tast inthe rabbet frame and the other section being hinged to said lined secition, and adapted to swing` inwardly oit the frame with a rubber racing`for the hinged edges ot the sections.

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